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Of Dancing and Starless Nights

Chapter 1: An unexpected proposition

Pairing: Alastor x fem! Reader

In which a strange proposition is made and many questions are left unsaid.

Author's corner: Hi everyone! First time writing for Alastor because I've been in quite a brainrot recently! English is not my first language and I hope I gave the characters justice. This, as you can tell is going to be a fic with more chapters, nothing too long though! Just an excuse to write about a ball and romantic tension with our favorite deer demon! Let me know what you think, likes and reblogs are greatly appreciated <3

The hotel was strangely quiet that evening, that was something she noticed from the start of that morning.

Uneventful days like this one were few, and far in between. There was always something going on in this little corner of hell she had learned to call home.

But today was different, relaxed.

Too relaxed, even.

Charlie was out with her girlfriend for a well deserved day off. And Angel hadn't caused any trouble yet, preferring to retire to his room rather quickly as he muttered something about Val being a dick and "long shifts", a tray of red smoke behind him.

She could only offer him a sympathetic look before resuming her cleaning with the little cyclop she worked with. It was only fair that she helped with the hotel as best as she could after Charlie offered her a shelter without asking anything in return other than a bit of good will.

She was quickly pulled out of her train of thoughts when Niffty’s voice rang in her ears, as she concluded the little tale she was telling.

<Oh, and then Mister Al pulls me out of this portal, and I’m here! It was a nice day, except the part where I was hit by a door… Anyway…>

Right, that was why everything felt so quiet!

Not even Alastor had showed his face around! The absence of the familiar static noise, and constant chatter she was so used to, almost made the red colored walls feel empty. But she preferred not to linger on the thought so much.

Even with Niffty at her side chatting away to her heart’s content, she couldn't shake the feeling that there was a reason why almost all of the Hotel staff was out and about.

She was quick to get back to work tough. And when her and Niffty finished dusting off the main hall, mostly thanks to the little cyclop's seemingly never ending energy, she was finally able to get back to her room.

Just as she pondered what to spend the rest of her free evening doing, a familiar knock on the door alerted her that the quiet was about to end.

<Ah! There you are, dear! I've been looking for you.>

The tall deer demon chirped as he made his way to her. She regarded him with a raised brow as she folded her cleaning uniform back to its place in her drawer.

She laughed as she approached him. Alastor was always in search of an audience, and as of late she'd found herself listening to his ramblings more often than she would've liked to admit. It didn’t help the fact that he always seemed to pop out of nowhere, whenever she was helping Niffty or simply enjoying a drink at the hotel bar.

She added, posing her hands on her hips in a poor attempt at imitating his dramatic way of speaking.

<Can’t a gentleman just wish to see how his dear dame is faring?>

His ever-present smile widened as he pushed an arm around her shoulders in an exaggerated fashon.

His? In any other circumstance she would’ve assumed he was trying to… No. No way in hell. That was Alastor. He just didn’t do that sort of thing. Besides, that’s just how he talked to everyone. If there was a thing that man did not care about, were personal boundaries. Well…At least those that were not his.

She quickly focused back on the conversation before he could notice her confusion.

She felt Alastor’s arms get off her shoulders as he brought a hand to his chest, sighing.

She motioned for him to go on and he didn’t waste a second.

< See, dear, it appears I’ve been invited to a ball just this weekend!> He laughed.

Her eyes widened a little. She didn't even want to imagine what bloodbath could have possibly happened to convince even the overlords to ensure some semblance of safety. And even then, she wasn't exactly sure most of the people there were willing to put aside their ill intentions.

<Anyway, both me me and dear Charlotte agree it could be a wonderful opportunity to showcase and gain some advantages for this little project of hers, don't you think?>

Alastor asked with a hum and she raised a brow at him. She seriously doubted any of the overlords aside from the eccentric one on her left could be interested in supporting the hotel. But... She guessed it din't hurt to try.

<Alright, nice. I still don't get how exactly I fit in in any of this...>

The deer demon laughed as if she just said the funniest joke he'd ever heard before.

She had barely time to widen her eyes as Alastor leaned towards her just a little bit closer than usual.

His half lidded red eyes glowed in the dim lit room and his smile turned amused and a bit mischievous.

She couldn't help it when her breath hitched in her throat. Or when her heart skipped a beat.

His voice was lower and she could feel the air shift around her.

<Uh- >

And just like that, as Alastor got up swifly, leaving her side, whatever magic spell was tightening her throat faded away, much to her relief.

She rearranged her thoughts as she processed just what the grinning demon now in front of her was proposing.

<So, let me get this straight, you're asking me to be your plus one at this fancy rich overlord ball for the weekend?>

A faint choir of "oooooh" could be heard from Alastor's microphone as he responded to her in his booming voice.

<Precisely, darling!>

Oh. That was new. It's not like she didn't expect Alastor, ever the showman, to thrive on mundane occasions like these. But the fact that he'd decided to ask her, out of all the ladies that knew how to act at fancy rich people parties, kinda baffled her.

But then, again, why would she refuse? Alastor had his quirks, a kind way to say he was a total psychopath and kind of an ass when he wanted to. But he had his moments, and she came to realize that in the months that she'd been staying at the hotel she had grown weirdly fond of his antics and old timey charms.

And, if this weekend vacation would is some way help Charlie gain some funds for her dream...

<Alright, deal.>

<Excellent!> Alastor's smile became even bigger and she wondered to herself how was that even possible.

And with a final straightening of his coat the demon was just about to leave the door when she suddenly remembered something.

<Wait, Al!>

<Yes, darling?>

<I... Don't know how to dance...>

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